In a sport predominantly made up of women, with a uniform that includes form-fitting, usually light-colored breeches, it seems odd that it is somewhat taboo to talk about menstruation. Frankly, I don’t even like writing the word. It brings to mind the inconvenience and stress that periods can add to trying to perform my best […]
Devon, Pa.—Oct. 2 Handwalking Qredit Hilltop around the show grounds in the early morning light at ShowPlus Dressage At Devon today, Michael Bragdell couldn’t help but let his mind wander back to the stallion’s early days. Bred by Judy Yancey, “Q,” a now 13-year-old Oldenburg (Quaterback—Dream Rubina, Dream Of Glory), won Grand Champion of the […]
Devon, Pa.—Oct. 2 It’s been 10 years since Patrick Tigchelaar won at ShowPlus Dressage At Devon and eight years since he last showed in the Dixon Oval, but today he led the victory lap with Susan Ralston’s O’Captain in the CDI1* Intermediaire I (70.19%). The pair finished second in yesterday’s CDI1* Prix St. Georges (69.11%). […]
Devon, Pa.—Oct . 2 Diane Creech has been partnered with Chrevis Christo for more than 10 years, and they’ve competed in countless CDIs, but there’s always been something special about cantering down centerline under the lights in front of a packed crowd at ShowPlus Dressage At Devon. The pair won the CDI-W Grand Prix for […]
Devon, Pa.—Oct 1 Michael Bragdell has known Qredit Hilltop since he was a yearling and has done most of his training, and tonight the stallion’s journey to the Dixon Oval at ShowPlus Dressage At Devon came full circle when he topped the CDI-W short Grand Prix (67.13%). Bred by Judy Yancey, “Q,” a 13-year-old Oldenburg […]
Barcelona, Spain The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team advanced to the final round of the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* by finishing sixth in Friday’s first round of competition at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team consisted of Lillian Keenan, Laura Kraut, Schuyler Riley, and […]
U.S. Equestrian Federation officials announced the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final hosted in Barcelona, Spain, at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Competition will begin with the Nations Cup First Round competition taking place on Friday, Oct. 1 at 8:00 p.m. […]
After months of qualifying shows, the fall indoor season officially gets underway Friday, Oct. 1, with Capital Challenge’s equitation weekend. After taking place in Wilmington, Ohio, last year, the show returns to Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and riders will vie for glory in the World Champion Hunter Rider challenge classes. Some of […]
When amateur rider Laura Hite qualified for the $100,000 Interactive Mortgage “Ticket To Ride” Grand Prix jump-off, she had the advantage of going second after Derek Chang and Chappie, the only other pair to qualify. “Derek went before me, and I had two different plans for my jump-off ride, depending on what happened to Derek,” […]
When I first bought Callie in February 2019, I didn’t know anything about her past. She was about to turn 10, and she had only been with the folks selling her for a year. That left about eight years unaccounted for in her history. The buyers told me she had been a lesson horse before […]
In a sport predominantly made up of women, with a uniform that includes form-fitting, usually light-colored breeches, it seems odd that it is somewhat taboo to talk about menstruation. Frankly, I don’t even like writing the word. It brings to mind the inconvenience and stress that periods can add to trying to perform my best […]
Devon, Pa.—Oct. 2 Handwalking Qredit Hilltop around the show grounds in the early morning light at ShowPlus Dressage At Devon today, Michael Bragdell couldn’t help but let his mind wander back to the stallion’s early days. Bred by Judy Yancey, “Q,” a now 13-year-old Oldenburg (Quaterback—Dream Rubina, Dream Of Glory), won Grand Champion of the […]
Devon, Pa.—Oct. 2 It’s been 10 years since Patrick Tigchelaar won at ShowPlus Dressage At Devon and eight years since he last showed in the Dixon Oval, but today he led the victory lap with Susan Ralston’s O’Captain in the CDI1* Intermediaire I (70.19%). The pair finished second in yesterday’s CDI1* Prix St. Georges (69.11%). […]
Devon, Pa.—Oct . 2 Diane Creech has been partnered with Chrevis Christo for more than 10 years, and they’ve competed in countless CDIs, but there’s always been something special about cantering down centerline under the lights in front of a packed crowd at ShowPlus Dressage At Devon. The pair won the CDI-W Grand Prix for […]
Devon, Pa.—Oct 1 Michael Bragdell has known Qredit Hilltop since he was a yearling and has done most of his training, and tonight the stallion’s journey to the Dixon Oval at ShowPlus Dressage At Devon came full circle when he topped the CDI-W short Grand Prix (67.13%). Bred by Judy Yancey, “Q,” a 13-year-old Oldenburg […]
Barcelona, Spain The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team advanced to the final round of the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* by finishing sixth in Friday’s first round of competition at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team consisted of Lillian Keenan, Laura Kraut, Schuyler Riley, and […]
U.S. Equestrian Federation officials announced the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final hosted in Barcelona, Spain, at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Competition will begin with the Nations Cup First Round competition taking place on Friday, Oct. 1 at 8:00 p.m. […]
After months of qualifying shows, the fall indoor season officially gets underway Friday, Oct. 1, with Capital Challenge’s equitation weekend. After taking place in Wilmington, Ohio, last year, the show returns to Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and riders will vie for glory in the World Champion Hunter Rider challenge classes. Some of […]
When amateur rider Laura Hite qualified for the $100,000 Interactive Mortgage “Ticket To Ride” Grand Prix jump-off, she had the advantage of going second after Derek Chang and Chappie, the only other pair to qualify. “Derek went before me, and I had two different plans for my jump-off ride, depending on what happened to Derek,” […]
When I first bought Callie in February 2019, I didn’t know anything about her past. She was about to turn 10, and she had only been with the folks selling her for a year. That left about eight years unaccounted for in her history. The buyers told me she had been a lesson horse before […]
